Lifelong Learning Series - How Older Investors Can Protect Their Money
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will provide a financial literacy webinar on How Older Investors Can Protect Their Money, at Kings Park Library and on Zoom.
Tom Manganello from the SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Assistance will provide a brief overview of the mission of the SEC and some of the free resources that can help you build wealth and avoid scams. The briefing will discuss the impact of investment scams and some of the tactics fraudsters use to exploit investors.
You will also learn about common frauds like imposter scams and relationship investment scams that can begin with seemingly accidental texts or social media contacts and can lead to devastating losses and repeat victimization. The briefing will include concrete steps you can take to protect your money and online identity.
INVITE
This program can be joined in-person at Kings Park Library or online via Zoom. Register by clicking on the "Begin Registration" button. A Zoom link will be emailed a day before the start the program.
Registration recommended for in-person and required for Zoom. Adults.
Related LibGuide: Adults and 50-Plus by Fairfax County Public Library (Admin)
- Date:
- Tuesday, September 29, 2026 Show more dates
- Time:
- 2:30pm - 3:30pm
- Location:
- Kings Park Meeting Room
- Library Branch:
- Kings Park Library
- Categories:
- Presentation/Performance
- Audience:
ABOUT THE PRESENTER
Tom Manganello is a senior counsel in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Investor Education and Assistance. In that role, Tom helps to coordinate investor education throughout the SEC’s headquarters and 10 regional offices. Tom researches, writes and disseminates an extensive library of plain language investor education tools and free resources on the SEC’s website, www.Investor.gov.
Tom is a subject matter expert on saving, investing and avoiding scams, and has been a featured lecturer, panelist and social media communicator for more than 12 years.
Tom is an attorney who spent ten years in the SEC’s Division of Enforcement, where he investigated violations of the federal securities laws, including insider trading, Ponzi and pyramid schemes, and accounting and broker fraud. He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and earned a BS in journalism from Ohio University.
Email: Manganellot@SEC.gov and Outreach@SEC.gov.
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